Mother＇s Day（高二适用）

An American woman Anna Jarvis ws the first person to decide that mothers should have a holiday in their honour each year.Miss Jarvis started her campaign in 1906 in her home city Philadelphia.She wrote thousands of letters to congressmen(国会议员）,city officials,teachers and newspaper publishers,     

A Quick E-mail（高一适用）

Mr Lynch left the snow-filled streets of Chicago for a vacation in Florida. His wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him there the next day. When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his wife a quick E-mail. Unable to find the piece of paper on which he had written her E-mail address, he did his best to type it in from memory.     

The Merchant and the Wallet（商人与钱包）

1. Once upon a time a rich merchant 1 his wallet. He said that he 2 give two thousand dollars to anyone who found it。     

A Train Accident（高二适用）

At least 275 people were killed and 460 injured in Monday‘ s head-on train coUision(碰撞) in eastern India and rescue operations were continuing, the Press Trust of India said yesterday.     

A Bad Farmer

There was once a farmer.He lived nearthe road.It was not a busy road,but fromtime to time,ears passed his farm. Near the farm gate,there was a largehole in the road.This hole was always full of     

A Sad Story

Three friends, Tom, David and John came to New York on holiday. They stayed in a very large hotel.     

A piece of advice

with most exams,there are usually several different ways in which you can answer the questions because as long as you number your answers you can put them in any order the important thing you should always do is to read through the entire paper before you begin.     

The Animal Without A Head

Have you ever seen an animal with out a head?there is such an animal! it has no tail or legs ,its body is full of holes it eats and breathes but never moves,it lives under water,the water brings the animal air.     

A Wealthy Computer Programmer of Only 16（高一适用）

Computer programmer David Jones earned 35,000 dollars a year designing new computer games,yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a check card. ,Instead, he had been told to wait another two years until he is 18.     

A Teacher of the Old School

My grandfather was a teacher. He was the headteacher of a school for boys between the ages of thirteen and eighteen. I know that he was a kind and gentle man at heart, because when I was young(and he was old), he gave me presents, and sat me on his knee, and told me stories. But I believe the boys at his school were afraid of him.     

A Bookshelf or Something Else？

We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home, we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf. It stood outside a furniture(家具) shop. “Buy it ,” she said at once. “We‘ll carry it home on the roof rack(车顶架). I‘ve always wanted one like that.” What could I do‘?. Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack.     

This Isn＇t My Day!

Mr Brown and Mr White are neighbours.They work in the same office building.They both have their own cars,but don‘t usually drive to work because traffic is bad and it is difficult to find a parking space.     

Creativity（创造性）

“Creativity is the key to a brighter future,”say education and business experts. Here is how school sand parents can encourage this important skill in children.     

Harp Seals（高三适用）

The Harp Seal is one of nature‘ s most beautiful and appealing creatures. Many years ago it was hunted for its pure white fur. Hunting Harp Seals is now illegal.     

The Bastille Prison（巴士底狱）

Why was the Bastille important to the citizens of Paris? The building of the Bastille had been started in 1370 under Charles Ⅱ. By the seventeenth century it had ceased to be important for defense. Cardinal (红衣教主)Richelieu turned it into a prison.     

Jomestown（高二适用 ）

The development of Jamestown in Virginia during the second half of the seventeenth century, was closely related to the making and use of bricks. There are several practical reasons why bricks became important to the colony.     

Ship Accident（高二适用）

YANTAI: At least 150 passenger‘s and crew aboard a ship on the Yellow Sea were found dead and more than 140 remain missing in one of the country‘ s worst maritime (航海的) accidents on November 24, 1999 near the port city of Yantai in East China‘ s Shandong Province. Rescue workers reported late yesterday that only 36 survivors had been found.     

Variety in Folk Songs（高一适用）

It is generally understood that a ballad is a song that tells a story, but a folk song is not so easily defined. A ballad is a folk song, but a folk song is not a ballad unless it tells a story.